| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 609 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 234 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 157 |
| Registration plate issues | 129 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 38 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 23 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 18 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Position lamp switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements (4.2.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |